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SAVANNAH REPUBLICAN.
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admitted to'be nsccs.a^T, ami-tire publicfHesUWlliiel-pwtart ^cwTtnflercd
wiUbetbBi thwarted?But this was not *■■ the United States by M. Beaumarchais,
the only objection, Mr. B.-said. He ad
verted to the difficulties which bad occer-
COjY GUESS.
IN SENATE.
fPraceedingi on Thursday November 26.
'Hie president communicated a letter
"from the srcretaiy of war, transmitting, in
ronlormity to a r<*s<fIution of the-senate*
of March I7th,.-18f8, a report shewiog the
organization and strength of-the militia of
-the several states and territories, a» far at
•returns hare been made, ■ together with
each militia laws as have been received at
that department; which letter and report*
were read and referred to the-ceraraUtee
• on tnHitarj affaire.
Mr. Burritl laid, on the table a lesolu
lion requested the president of the United-
'-Slates to Communicate to the-senate co-
•jpies of tne several documents-referred to
rio his message.to congress-at the-com-,
■fljenccmcnt of thepresent-sessian.
m The bill providing fur the removal Sf the
library of congress to "the cepitol, was
i. .read the third trine, passed and sent to the:
other house. «:
The resolution submitted yesterday -by
Mr. Williams, of Tennessee, was taken
up and agreed to.
The joint resolution, to request the pre-
eidentto take-measures to obtain permis
sion of the honorable ‘flushrod Washing
ton, for congress to cause a suitable mo
nument tube erected over the . remains ol.
his illustrious, relative, the late .general
George Washington, where'.they now lie.
%.o‘ to authcrise him to.give tlie sum of
dollars for the best plan of a
monument for the purpose aforesaid, to be
.decided on by tliA.president,-the cliief.jus-
tice, the secretaries of the -different dc-
-{lartmeuts, anrf'tlie -etton.ey.general; and,
appropriating dollars for the ex
penses-thereof, wag read a-second time.
Mr. Mason submitted the.following -re- r
.solution for consideration;
Resolved, That the committee-on naval
affairs be instructed to enquire into the.
exp; * -ncy of authorizing- the president of
• the United S'uios to cause a survey to he
-made of the shoals of cape Hattevas, cape
iLook Out, and the Trying -Paus, -and to
such au examination made tit them res-
•pectively as will ascertaiir.thc practicabili
ty of erecting a lighted beacon, -er huoy,
♦on or near the extreme points of them, or
•either of them; and that the committee re-
-giort thereon by bill or otherwise.
The bill t« increase the compensation of
•certain officers of government [the secre-
-taries of the departments, the attorney!
.general, and post master general!) was ta- ;
iken up fur consideration.-
- Mr. Barbour rose to otfer a -few remarks,
-on the propriety of-this bill, which lie had
-introduced. He adverted to the proceed4
<ings on thrssulyqctat the last session, and
•observed,-that, from all the .information!
•which .had come .before him then, he had,
thought an increase of one third of the-
.present compensation of those officers
•would be just and proper; a majority, how
ever, had deemed an addition of twenty-!
!-five'pcr cent, sufficient* in this opinion ne, :
.had cheerfully acquiesced; And, at 4he‘
^proper time, when the blanks in the bill,
'-capie to be filled,-it was his intention .to
^propose such an increase. It had been ad
mitted, on all hands, Mr. B, said, that the
•salaries at present allowed to those offi-
•cers were totally inadequate to ir decent
■-and comfortable support; the necessary
-and inevitable consequence of which, if
.the compensation was not increased, was'
that none* but pien who possessed large
•fortunes and were willing to sacrifice them
in the public-service, could fill those of-.
dices, and ’the gentlemen who now filled:
must abandon them. It was contrary, he
■urell knew, to the spirit ol our institutions'
to allow exorbitant salaries, but it was
equally improper to deny what was-
just and reasonable—the true object was
tto find the roediom between the two ex
tremes, and such was his desire in the pre
heat proposition.
-Mr. liurrill moved-to add 'to tlie bill a
j»ew section,^embracing an increase of the
■Salaries of the chiefjustice and judges of the
•supremecourt. He submitted it to the ssnj
Me whether the compensation of these ufli
•cert did not also require increase; and, if so,
-whether, it wasnotbetter andfairer to pro-
wide forit in -the present bill.' He re
aaarked, further, thatif gentlemen, as was
^probable, thought additional compensation
•dne to the district judges aUo, an amend
ment to-that effect could be likewise offer-
•od, and thus the whole Subject -be brought
xd once before congress’, $c.
Mr. Barbour vaul that, as regarded the
principle of the amendment, his opinion
was -testified by his vote in its favor at the
Sast session; bat he objected to associating
itkat question with -.the proposition to in-
<reee the compensation of the heads of de
partments, fisc. The questions, he said,
•were -perfectly distinct, and, -if tjus.
Amendment were admitted in -the bill,
•other gentlemen would press the increase
•of the salaries of other officers, and, said
Mr. B.-we shall g o on in a circle until the
flrill be «o loaded with amendment* as to
mink under their weight. Re thought it
-proper to decide the insulated question
{proposed iby the bilk bn this question
Sicre-waa, he believed, no doubt or differ-
«ence *nf eentiment; on the other there
anight be doubts, and the cqpartnery pro
posed by .the amendment might be;
. jftitsl to -the ffirst proposition, ard
tthe individuals involved in it suffer
iinjustice. If an iQcrease *of salary was
‘ jpreper tor the judges, why not, he asked,
mresent .the proposition separately, when,-
ed from the presumed want-of jurisdiction
in the state courts to execute the laws of
the union, and the-neeesshy which might
make additional judges necessary fally to
administer the laws in thestateSjifthe state
authorities went on denying their power to
act under the laws-ofthewmon: in this case
the <Latin Of the present judges would
cease to be itinerant, the irduties would be.
lightened, and their present compensation
be deemed sufficient. Mr.B. made inei-
dently rfew remarks on the salutary ef
fects Of some such changb in the constitu
tion ofthejodiciary department, and con
cluded by repeating his desire that the
proposition rontained in the amendment
might be -kept distinct from 'the present
bill. .
Mr'Bnrriir’s motion was then negatived
—ayes 9; and • ■ ,
The bill ordered to be engrossed (in
blank) for a third reading, and
The senate adjourned.
house of Representatives..
Mr Rhea, from the committee of pen
sions, reported a bill concerning invalid
pensions, (being in form and substance
the same as passed this house coring the
last session, and fell through in senate.)
The said bill was read a first and second
time, and ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading; and was subsequently read
a third time, passed, and aunt to the se
nate. .
Mr. Williams, of North Carolina, from
the committee of claims, made an unfavor
able report on the petition of sundry in
habitants of the town of Mobile, who pray
indemnity for certain losses sustained by
encampments of detachments of the army
on or near their property during the late
war; and the report was agreed to.
Mr|Pleasants from thecommittee on na
val affairs, reported a bill extending the
term of halfpay pensions to the widows
and children of certain officers, seamen
and marines who died in the public ser
vice; wnich was twice read and committed.
On motion of Mr Butler, a committee
was ordered to be appojoted to bring in a
bill granting a pension to major general
John Stark. " .
The engrossed bill to prevent the dis
continuance of suits in the western dis
trict court of Pennsylvania, and that for
the appointment '«( additional clerks to
the war office, were read a third time,
passed, and sent to the senatofor concur-
nce. * .
The following message was received
from the president of the United States,
by Mr J.J. Monroe, his secretary:
To the House of Representatives of the
United Slates.
I lay before the house of representatives
a repoit from the commissioner of the pub
lic buildings, made in compliance with a
resolution of the senate, of the 28th of
January last, requiring a statement of the
expenditures upon the public buildings,
aud aq account of their progress, to be an
nually exhibited to congress. :
• James Monroe.
November 26, J818.
[The report from the commissioner
transmits to the president the following
statement of expenditures during the last
vear, and two statements, from Mr Bul-
fcnch and Mr Hoban, ot the progress made
in the public buildings during the present
year-
Account of Disbursements made by Samuel Lane,
Commissioner of Public Buildings, from the first
* of October,^ 817, to the first of October, 1818.
On account of the wings of the
-Capitol 204,349, 87
>Centre cf the Capitol 4.071 05
'President’s House 44,150 34
-Offices to President’s House 1.273 75
-Graduating President’s square 3,442 19
.Additional Executive Offices 59,521 41
■Contingent expenses 3,871 82
•Errors excepted 320.680 42
■SAMUEL LANE,
■‘Commtstioner oj Public Buildings.
Washington, November 23.
'The message was read, ami with its en
closures, referred to the committee on pub
lie buildings-
On morion of Mr Middleton, the bill of
last session respecting the illegal intro
duction df slaves into the United States,
was committed to the committee of the
present session having the subject under
consideration.
The bill {of the last session and which
passed the senate) concerning the library
of congress, passed through axommittee of
the whole, Mr .Pitkin in the chair. [The
bill provides for the removal ot the library
to the north-win® ot the capital; iind ap
propriates an additional sum of .2000 dol
lars for the purchase of books for the same.}
The bill was then ordered jo a third read
in® tftid was accordingly read a third time
and passed. - -
CLAH40F BEAUMARCHAIS.
The house then resolved itself into a
committee.of’the whole, Mr Smith of Ma
rylani! in the chair, on the b-il for the re
liel of the heirs and representatives of Ca
ron de Beaumarchais.
[The magnitude of this claim , makes it
an important one, and the long interval ui
time which has elapsed since ihe debt was
Contracted, has at once tripled the amount
ol the debt, and involved in some obscurity
the question of the justice of the claim. In
the report of the committee to whom th-
sutriect was referred at the last session
and on-which this bill is founded,the mem
ben of the committee were unanimous —
This report, which is an elaborate and abl
one, mas read through today by the clerk;
and, shonld the subject take a turn appear
ing-to-require it, w all be published in the
National ‘Intelligencer. A report of a
committee of a former congress; adverse
tokhe claim, and equally elaborate, was.
also read through.}
.After the .reading of these-dncomeirts,
to the United States by
and the reduced fortunes of his heirs. Al
ter reading the warm expression 6f thanks
to that gentleman,by the -continental con-,
gress, and stating that his -aid had essen
tially contributed to some oT the most im
portant and successful events of the t«to-
utionary -war.’Mr. B. expressed his hope,
that the door would not be closed -in the
face Of his representatives, suemg,for a
debt justly due by the United States, and
the want of which had impoverished then- •
Mr. Pitkin -said, that this claim was ■ P
that nature, and of that amount, too, which
required a cool consideration of its nature;
and that-the house should closely examine
into its merits*for themselves. With re
gard-to this claim, some of the documents
unfavorable to it had be«n destroyed at the
time of the invasion of 1814; others weie
not geuerally accessible, ot nqt generally
understood. As gentlemen could -not
have had time Jo look over the papers, at
the present session,, and it was, withal,
growing late, he moved that the committee
should rise, that, on meeting again, gen
tlemen might be better prepared -than at
present to go into a consideration of the
question.
Whereupon the •committee rose and ob
tained leave to sit again; and
The house amounted •
•yccswi morion was here persisted in, the
j; n p.w.rfi,.n might destroy that which al[
3v j» was tlie' will of congress, -the~increa6e' Mr®aseet made a few remarks on the
W-Jowd But.merits of this claim, impressively urging
mrould^AM^n on-the hoos* the justice ~of giving to the
on -the boose ttys justice
claim a liberal anti
with moisture, *WiWh was <orr6naany ex- (settlers, lias only orerta-t-d the demand-
uding through the walls. The ground was Monopoly is -rntol t).c qu->«mn: »P«*
-nv-pori wirii Ktsvnstii en tutor cou Id c-»n't end su cce^slul, y agai list
DEPERRED ARTICLE.
From the AVw-Korfc Evening Post, Sift, till.
Insulting and outrageous treatment of
our flag and citizens sailing under it.—
By the following letter from Mr. Tall-
nvadge Bailey, surgeon on board the ship
Chauncey, captain >l*ekay, bound to tlie
Pacific Ocean, and from thence to Canton,
tf will be seen that that ship, after touch
ing in 'at the port of Rio-de Janeiro, ha.-,
been taken possession of by the authority
at that place, plundered of property, her
American Sag insulted, and tlie officers in
carcerated with outcasts in a loathsome
dungeon. The writer of this letter is a
son of general Bailey, post-master of tffis
city. He is laboring under a decline, oc
casioned by the breaking of a blood vessel;
and that the sufferings which he sustained
in the dungeons of ltio Janeiro, did not
terminate his existence, is a matter of sur
prise^ But what shall we say of the insuli
offered to our flag? What atonement is
due to our country? What satisfaction
would be adequate? .And what security
have our vessels, that touch at this port
hereafter, that they will not share a simi
lar fate? The plea for this outrageous
conduct is, that they suspected the ship to
be a piratical ernizer. Has it then come
to this, that vessels wearing the Ameri
can flag, are suspected, by foreigo powers,
to be pirates? Does this arise from the
number of instances of vessels being fitted
out of our ports by American citizens,
contrary to law, to aid the holy cause of
patriotism in South-America? If it does,
it.la necessary the government should take
efficient measures to put a stop to it, and
wipe off this foul stain upon the American
character. At the same tiqie, not a mo
ment should be lost in demanding repara
tion and an ample apology and satisfaction
for tlie insult which has been offered our
flag;*
Rio de Janeiro, (flro»7,) Sept, 28,1818.
Mv dear father—After leaving New-
York, we were favored with prosperous
and remarkably pleasant weather. On the
15th inst. to the great joy of all on board,
we discoveredjland, and anxiously anticipa-
ted.the satisfaction we were about to ex
perience, on our arrival in a country that
could offer us every luxury we could wish,
after being at sea for forty-eight days.
Our treatment at this port will appear
incredible. After being boarded by several
officers of government, who after examin
ing our papers, etc. departed apparently
satisfied, and we apprehended .no further
delay in procuring the necessary supplies
for which we entered the part The
last officer that boarded us entered tbe
ship and with great disrespect to the cap
tain and officers, called for the ship’s pa
pers, which he pronounced imperfect and
false, without even deigning to look at
them, and immediately ordered bis sol
diers to search the ship, which they did
withoutopposition. After treating us with
tbe greatest insolence he departed. We
were then guard ed by a boat filled with arm
ed mrn, and al I communication with the city
cut off. A shoit time after,' our ship was
boarded by an armed force, and plunder
ed of several articles and a great quantity
of ship stores. Messrs. Byres, Smith and
myself were then forced into their-boat.—
Captain Mackey, tbe first mate, and trad
ing -officer, compelled to follow us—the
American ensign was struck, and .the Por-
mgucse, having put the crew on board of a
74 gun ship, remained in possession of our
vessel. Myself and the above named gen
tlemen, after being denied all intercourse
with the American consul or any other,
person on shore, Wert carried prisoners to
the fort, ignorant of the cause that could
justify so great on outrage oh ourpersuns
and property. After remaing there about
an hour, exposed to'tbe insolence ot the
soldiers, we were carried, with a strong
guard, to the Island -of .Colovas, which is
•iluated near the centre of the city, at a
little distance from the shore, and is about
a mile and a hall in circumference—exten
sive and strong fortificatioiistiefeading the
numerous prisons and dungeons within.—
At this place we landed, anu alter passing
by a circuitous route, arrived at the sum
mit of the Island. We passed through
several arched .passages, the grated doors
of which opened at our approach, and at
last we came to a door whioh shut the-en
trance of a narrow hall which we arrived
at after descending about-SO feet below
tlie surface of the groupu. On either side
were-to-be seen -dungeons crowded arithr
convicts. In one ot these apartmeots, we
entered, and found it already occupied by
fouruaked wretches, whose appearance,
were it possible, was calculated to add to
.he horror Of our situation. On examine
l f.. !>•.> .4 .....runn t-n. tw» 4* f»V *»!**-•
about two-thirds covrred with stagnant
water; and a hard platform was all that
was allowed on which ».*; could rest our
weary limbs; aid tbe vermin of every' d«*-'
scription that filled our apartment, pre
vented us enjoying that repose oar situa
tion required.
On lire third daydfosr confinement, we
were separately taken before three judges,
who occupied a room richly decorated
with the images of saints and the imple
ments used in their worship here. We
underwent an examination concerning our'
voyage, etc. and then were remanded to
prison. In this situation we.remained five
days and nights; when we were delivered
to the American minister, Mr. Sumpter,
whose conduct on ttits' occasion* has been
very gratifying to 'our feelings. Were it
not for his firmness and perserrranee,
we should in all probability have remained
weeks in prison, and perhaps been con
demned on suspicion, as frequently hap
pens in this country.—We find that wi-
were suspected and unjustly treated as pi
rates. Mr. Sumpter has taken up our
cause and is about forwarding to the Amer
ican'government the particulars of the bar
barous treatment we liave suffered. The
Portuguese government, repenting of their
folly, have released the'erevv and put them
on board the ship under the command ol
the chief officer. The captain has not yet
concluded to take command of the ship
who, together with Messrs Byers, Smiti
and myself, are now at a boarding house
in the city, where. we shall remain until
our minister thinks it proper.for us again
to take possession of the vessel; and unless
the government jmake proper satisfaction
to him for the insult done the American
(lag he will leave the country. We are
treated with servile politeness by the na
lives, who now dread the consequences that
tiieir temerity has involved them in.
consideration., ^ion, we found our dungeon to be covered
colator could contend succe-.slul'y against
the settler. Generally spc*king,it is the
substantial planter, who has been the pur
chaser of government. Such emigrants as
would be d valuable acquisition to any
new country, have -dilligently sought for
these lands and have determined to make
this territory their home.
We believe will not exceed the truth
if we -calculate that one tenth ot'the lan«|
purchased, or 100,060 acres, will .very
shortly be cultivated in Cotton. This land
will not fall much short of yielding a bale
•to the acre.
The result ot this -calculation, thus is,
that the.six counties lying in the bend of
'Tennessee including Madison will before
the lapse of many years export more than
<00,000 bales of cotton, at least-1 r4th the
quantity that has ever l-ven exported front
the United States in anyone year. When
the subject has-been duly considered, we
presume there are few who will suspect
the purchasers of land in this territory for
playing tricks upon government, as have
been inconsiderately reported, and ax
readily assented to. ’The truth is, that
the value of the productions, and the in
creasing demand fur lauds, will authorize
the prices which have heretofore beria
paid, and as much more lands in the Vi
cinity of those lately sold are ready for
market, we hope the numerous enterpris
ing emigrants who are d irecting their at
tention to tins quarter, will be accommo-
dated with choice places for settlement
during the ensuiug yesr.—Republican.
I
have had a slight return of bleeding, in con
sequence of a violent-cold 1 took while in
confinement, but am now much better.
declaration or independence
The splendid edition of this great na
tional work, announced by Mr. Binns, ol
Philadelphia, is, at length, finished, and
its patrons will, we entertain no doubt, he
presented with a specimen of American
manufacture, of advancement in the arts,
and of embellishments, which will bcasur-
prisingevidence ofoursuccessful progress
The cost of this plate is considerable, and
^reat length of time lias been consumed
in^ its completion, j'he publisher must
rest his claims to patronage on the merits
of tlie wofk, and the attachment of -every
American to this great charter of our lib
erties; uutwithstandiBg which, he has con
sidered it his duty to publish the law of the
UnitedStates which guarantees the integ
rity of each man's invention and pubiica
two.
The editor of the Democratic Press lias
found it necessary to take this step, as
some persons, availing themselves of his
original designs, and knotting that great
time and expence were required to finish
the worlt, have anticipated him, by finish
ing cheap and indifferent copies of the in
strument. Itistiardly necessary to say
that the people of the 17.' S. will not toler
ate this surreptitious mode of competition
this seizing upon the propositions of others
and destroying their prospects—it is r
kind of larceny of the mind. Original in
ventions, propositions and projects should
be respected by civilized nations: it is
however, certain, that every man of taste
who feels desirous of possessing and pre-
servingthis invaluable document, will pur-
Binns.— JV*. T- fiTat. Mv. 9.7th iust.
Mr. Sumpter, American minister at the
Brazils, is on the eve of leaving that court.
Bysomeit is supposed to have bees occa
sioned by tlie late\censurable conduct of
the Portuguese; but we believe that is not
the sole, cause. Mr Graham, formerly
cheif clerk in the department of state, is
spoken of as his successor. Mr. Graham
is a very prudent and correct man, an
possesses much experience.—ib.
A part of the rear-wall of the late ex
change coffee-house was blown down last
night by the wind. In the day many men
were to work within a few feet-of it—Bus
fan Patriot, 94th tdt.
Hdntsvxllb, (A. T.) November 14.
PUBLIC LAND SALES.
This day closes the sale of ail the pub
lic lauds heretofore advertised by the pre-
sidentin the northern part of Alabama ter
ritory. Since the 1st of February last
there have beenfive land sales, each of two
weeks continuance, in this town, at
which, about 2,200,000 acres were offer
ed.
We can make no calculation of the
quantity sold, but believe we are within
the bounds of probability, in stating that
considerably more than half has either
been sold at the publicsales, or afterwards
entered at 82 per acre.
Before these lauds were brought into
market, there was in this part of tlie terri
tory, botthe single county of Madison,
(an irregular slip of land extending from
tlie Tennessee state line to the river,} to
which toe Indian title was extinguish
ed.
Theemigyatioa was necessarily confin
ed -to this small extent of country, and the
land became immensely valuable particu
larly after the war, when cotton took a
Stifitlen risk. The citizens <>f Madison
coupty, and strangera emgrating to the
tecriiory, seeing such immense bodies of
fine-land ready for .sale, very naturally
concluded, that the faces waul'd be les
sened; but how great was their surprise-, to
find.ali food# in Madison rise frdm 50 to'
IU0 percent at tbe conclusion of tbe first'
day’s sale in February. Since that time
every species ol property has been rapid
ly rising in value. The 2,000,000 of acres,
offered, so far from supplying the wants of.
The Cherokee Indians are holding a
couferrence with the governor of Tennes
see, from which a'treatv is expected to re
sult, relinquishing their whole territory*
(with the exception of reservations) to tiie
whites. The Choctaws are negotiating
for the sale of all their lands in the state
of Mississippi—It requires little foresigf V
to discern, that in a few years there will
be no considerable body at Indians on this
side of the Missiasijipi river.—Georgia
Journal.
THE REPUBLICS.
imou axo-DAi titnio-»#> 7, 1818.
TAKE WJiCfiTLYG!
Last Saturday evening, several gentlemen, had
their pockets ‘‘pick’d” of their pocket-books .at
the Theatre. Persons deairoes of escaping the
like misfol tones, would do well to deposit their
papers and pocket books at their places of abede,
when they visit poblic places at night.
Strong sue icions rest on one or two characters,
whose •light-handed games, will, if continued, as
doubt, fee detected—wnd tlley sent te the “aiiy-
house Y *at Mdledgeville
CONGRESS AT AIX {Jl-CUAPELLtS.
By the arrival, on the 27th ult. at New-York of
the ship John Dickinson, in 40 days from Belfast.
London dates te the 8th Oct. have been received
at the office of the New-York Gaaette—though
they are not so late, by nine days, as have been
received here by the brig Chatham, we do not re-
collect to have seen the two following articles,
which are given from the London papers:—
The Congress Of Aix-la Chappells, at the end
of the fifth conference, finally agreed, that the AU
lied troops should evacuate France., The Con
gress is to do nothing with the dispute between
Spain and her Colonies.
There was another afflictive conflagration at
Constantinople on the 15th August, which occa
sioned the destruction of some thousands of dwdl-
ing houses, with anumber of Mosques sad Chris,
tisn churches. The fire it stated to have beta
caused by the Janissaries, in revenge for the mas
sacre of tbe famiUee of some of their faqdy- fcythc
chase a copy of the one published by Mr. in,ul
Irgeots of Sivas. Placards posted demanding
dismissal ot the Grand Vizier, and oth« minis
ters; but the government, it appears, displayed
more than its usual firmness on this occasion. A.
firman was issued, exhorting the people, to remain
tranquil, and the only change made in the minis
try, was the dismissal of the captain Pacha.
The legislature of South-Carolina elected, on the
1st inst. Jon* Gaiuinn, esq. a senator to con
gress to represent that state.
SLAVE TRADE.
The following vessels arrived at Havana, OS the
29th Oct. from Africa, loaded with slaves;—Span
ish brigs Vengador, with 400, Briiliante Africsno,
with 254; San Joseph, with 403; ship Jupiter, with
337; sch’r Astrea. with 118; and sch’e Ciscasiaaa.
arrived 1st Nov. with ISO—making sixteen hundred
and ninety-two slave*, that arrived there in 2day4?
MORE SPECIE.
The ship Belie, arrived at New-Tork on tbe
26th ult. from Havre, ha* brought 200,000 dollar*
in speciefor the United States’ bank. [ '
8PECIE PAYMENTS.
The Kentucky Reporter, af the 18th ult. con
tains the following remarks, in 'Contradiction to
the report that the hank of Kentucky had stepped
specie payments.-—
“Our anticipations and ftsaiaa this subject,are
every day reoeiving'fresh corroborations. AU the
banks-at Cincinnati have actually stopped—they
have not merely refused to pay their debts to the
bank of the UnitedStates, but have wholly sas.
pended tbe payment of specie.
“A Cincinnati paper states, that a repeat had
readied them; that the hank of Kentucky had stop,
ped! and that ah intimation of such an event bad
been given in the Reported Nothing ever ap
peared in this paper, which could' By any fair
means, be construed into such an intimalinn.—
Perhaps it would not be unjust to presume, that
the object at Cincinnati is, to palliate t&ar own
conduct for propagating a belief, that others base
pursued the same course as tb*ir own hank*.
“The banks of Kentucky not only continue tGl
to pay specie; but are completely able to do ib
there is not.the least probability that it trill ever
be otherwise aa long as any bank in the onion
stall be solvent. They have been managed ton
prudently, end bare too many dollars in their
vaults, tohe under nay necessity ef pursuing tbe
late conduct of the banks at Cincinnati. When
the branch came to this place, and again when the
independent banks were chartered, the Jwnk of
Kentucky took care, not only to lessen-her dis
counts, bat to lay up anadditional ptock oTspecisj
so that it is now well understood. she4tas apeefo
enough to meet, not only tbe demands -made by
the bank of the United States, but eveiy other d*.
nund that can be made upon her. Such, we un.
derstand to he her true situation; and such also
we believe to be tbe situation of all of the inde.
pendent banks.* at atgr tel* all our banka take*